Ted joined Perry Small of WVON for an in-depth discussion on Illinois’ 2023 School Report Card results. They talked about the 1.2 million public school children who can’t read at grade level, why we should continue to support school choice for low-income students, why Illinois per student spending has jumped to nearly $24K, and more.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Illinois per student spending jumps to nearly $24K, CPS at nearly $30K.
- 1.2 million Illinois public school children can’t read at grade level, and yet legislature, unions push to kill state’s only school choice program
- 5 facts they don’t want you to know about Illinois’ 2023 student test results
- Chicago: Where violence and dismal education intersect
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary 
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Looks like the Invest in Kids went nowhere just as expected.
https://www.wrex.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-ok-new-nuclear-technology-but-fail-to-extend-private-school-scholarships/article_eb37fc00-8e0d-51c0-98f7-a23db72805c0.html